NZAA Annual Conference 2019

This year the NZAA annual conference will be held in Oban, Rakiura/Stewart Island.

The conference runs from Thursday 29th August until Saturday 31st August. We encourage attendees to plan early to ensure they have suitable accommodation and travel to the island. There’s sufficient accommodation for all conference attendees and the timing of the conference has been chosen to maximise the amount of accommodation available.

A call for papers and registrations will be online soon.

The general structure of the conference is:

Wednesday evening – welcome event

Thursday – mihi whakatau, papers, and AGM

Friday – field trip

Saturday – papers and gala dinner

Travel

This year NZAA has organised discounted travel to the island for attendees. Details are:
Real Journeys ferry from Bluff to Stewart Island. Discounted to $130 for a return trip for attendees. To get the booking discount please book by calling either of the following numbers and state you are attending the conference:
Bluff (03) 212 7660
Stewart Island (03) 219 0034
Flight from Invercargill to Stewart Island. Discounted from $220 to $195 for attendees. To get the booking discount please call (03) 218 9129 or email sif@xtra.co.nz and state you are attending the conference when booking.

Accommodation

We encourage attendees to plan their accommodation as early as possible. The following websites may be helpful:
Bay Motel, http://baymotel.co.nz/
South Sea Hotel, http://www.southseahotel.co.nz/accommodation.html
Stewart Island Backpackers, https://www.stewartislandbackpackers.co.nz/
Book a Bach, https://www.bookabach.co.nz/
Airbnb, https://www.airbnb.co.nz/
Stewart Island, https://www.stewartisland.co.nz/accommodation/
Holiday Houses, https://www.holidayhouses.co.nz/